Monday

Welcome to 9th Grade AVID Assignments Due: Monday Dec 5, 2016 DUE WED/THU - Tutorial Forms due No binder checks this week FRIDAY – Contract Checks for Week 2 – 10 points Next binder check with mentor is due Friday, Dec. 16 Today’s Agenda: Meet in Career Center – Dr. Bonillas – guest speaker Essential Question: Objective:

Tuesday

Warm-Up Write 3-5 sentences about what you think the following statements mean: Compromise is 1+1= 1 ½ Cooperation is 1+1=2 Synergy is 1+1=3 or more

Welcome to 9th Grade AVID Assignments Due: DUE WED/THU - Tutorial Forms due No binder checks this week FRIDAY – “Caught You” assignment is due – 20 points FRIDAY – Contract Checks for Week 2 – 10 points Next binder check with mentor is due Friday, Dec. 16 Tuesday Dec 6, 2016 Today’s Agenda: Warm-up Finish Cornell Notes Make poster for Dr. Bonillas Pass out “Caught You” assignment Read first half of Habit 6: Synergize Essential Question: How can the quality of the whole be greater than the sum of it’s parts? Objective: I will be able to define synergy.

Finish Cornell Notes In your groups….COMPARE notes and see if someone in your group wrote down something you may have missed. Write questions in the left hand side Write a THREE sentence summary Turn them in to the basket on the FRONT TABLE

Thank you Poster Grab a permanent marker (NOT Crayola) Write something that you learned about the College and Career Center yesterday on the poster Sign your name

“Caught You” Assignment Choose a teacher that you know has used any one of the AVID teaching strategies listed on the back Fill in every blank using your best handwriting Turn it in to Mrs. Dyke by Friday, Dec. 9th Worth 20 points Teachers entered will have their names drawn for prizes at our faculty meeting

Habit #6 – Synergize (Part 1)

1 +1 = 3 or more What is Synergy? Synergy is achieved when two or more people work together to create a better solution than either could alone. 1 +1 = 3 or more

Reading Briefly scan pages 182-194 in the book entitled The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens by Sean Covey.

Wednesday

Write 3-5 sentences about the following quote: Warm-Up Write 3-5 sentences about the following quote:

Welcome to 9th Grade AVID Assignments Due: Warm-up Tutorials Finish reading Habit 6 Gallery Walk Which Fruit are you? DUE WED/THU - Tutorial Forms due No binder checks this week FRIDAY – “Caught You” assignment is due – 20 points FRIDAY – Contract Checks for Week 2 – 10 points Next binder check with mentor is due Friday, Dec. 16 Wed/Thu Dec 7/8, 2016 Today’s Agenda: Essential Question: Objective:

Celebrating Diversity Gallery Walk You will be divided into 4 groups. Each group will spend 2 minutes adding their thoughts to each of the 4 charts that are hanging around the room. Examples of “High Way” The Value of Synergy Roadblocks to Synergy Celebrating Diversity

Habit #6 – Synergize (Part 2)

Reading Briefly scan pages 195-201 in the book entitled The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens by Sean Covey.

1 +1 = 3 or more What is Synergy? Synergy is achieved when two or more people work together to create a better solution than either could alone. 1 +1 = 3 or more

An Example of Synergy One 2” x 4” beam can support 607 pounds. So two 2” x 4” beams should be able to support 1,214 pounds….right? Actually, two 2” x 4” beams can support 1, 821 pounds - Nailed together they can support 4,878 pounds Three 2” x 4” beams nailed together can support 8,481 pounds!

Quick-Write In your notes, take five minutes to write 5-7 sentences about the lessons that can be learned from the synergy of lumber. Be prepared to share out with the class!

Why Geese Fly in a “V” Formation http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXL5M30A_sg Running Time: 3:50

An Example of Synergy Geese fly in a V-formation when traveling south for the winter. Geese can fly 71% farther in this formation than alone. When a goose flaps its wings, it creates an updraft for the goose that follows As the lead goose gets tired, he will rotate to the back of the V and allow another goose to take the lead position. The geese honk to encourage one another. When one of the geese gets sick or wounded, two geese will follow it down to protect it until it gets better or dies.

Quick-Write In your notes, take five minutes to write 5-7 sentences about the lessons that can be learned from the geese. Be prepared to share out with the class!

Find Out Which Fruit You Are

Friday

Warm-Up “Caught You” Awards are due as well – place them on the basket on the front table Think of a time that you collaborated with another person or group and you created something better than you could have done on your own. Write 5-7 sentences explaining your story. ALL ACADEMIC CONTRACTS: Put your contract inside this weeks pages of your planner. Put it in the front basket. I will check them and pass them back to you before class is over.

Welcome to 9th Grade AVID Assignments Due: Warm-up Academic Contract Checks Group Machine Activity Wed/Thu Dec 7/8, 2016 No binder checks this week TODAY – Contract Checks for Week 2 – 10 points Next binder check with mentor is due Friday, Dec. 16 Today’s Agenda: Essential Question: How can I work collaboratively to accomplish a task? Objective: I will work effectively with my group mates to accomplish a task.

Habit #6 – Synergize (Part 3)

1 +1 = 3 or more What is Synergy? Synergy is achieved when two or more people work together to create a better solution than either could alone. 1 +1 = 3 or more

Synergy at Work (25 minutes) With your group, use the following supplies to create a machine that does something. 2 sheets of copy paper 4 paper clips 2 rubber bands 12” of tape 5 popsicle sticks 1 pushpin scissors

Presentation of Machines Share with the class how your group’s machine works. Once all machines have been presented, you will vote on your favorite machine.